Advice needed: Hey guys, currently on a pretty crappy project. Way too much work for what I’m getting paid for, talked to a former director and they said there’s no real career plan. Pretty much stuck in a staff aug role where they just need bodies to do work and client seems to get away with whatever they want (biggest account for us). Seriously contemplating quitting even without a new job lined up. Any advice from someone whose been in a similar spot? Thanks!

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Isn't that the business model of cognizant?

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Yeah I’ve realized in the past couple of months, it was my only opportunity out of college so couldn’t afford to not take it

What level are you? I was stuck on a similar project for 8 months. I stuck it out and my next role had more of a career path. So my two cents is stick it out

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Personally if I was a hiring manager and saw that you became jobless in the summer of 2020 I would immediately assume "LAID OFF BECAUSE OF COVID".

Glad you are financially in a good spot. If you don't need the money and feel like you would be happier without this job, then you should probably quit. Good luck to you.

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Sounds like you are getting great job experience for just out of college. I would try to take advantage of what you are learning.

I completely agree, I actually got pushed into leading the UAT phase for a major implementation because the lead contractor who I worked under had enough and left in right at the start of testing. It was extremely stressful because I got thrown to the wolves and managed to have a successful implementation. And in the months after that I’ve learned so much and think I can handle any project after this because this honestly is the worse client cognizant has lol. I just feel that this amount of stress, lack of any project management structure, as well as no room for growth makes me think that I’ve learned I’ll I can and I should get out of here ASAP

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